Last Updated on May 25, 2022
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Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. We only feature open-source software in this series.
pipes.sh is a Bash script written for the Bash shell. It draws randomly pathed pipes over the terminal. This shell script is dual purpose. It can be used as a screensaver or purely for amusement. A perfect candidate for the Linux Candy series.
Installation
To run this software, you need Bash 4+ and ncurses installed on your system. Installing the software is trivial. Here’s the commands to clone the project’s repository, and install the script and man page.
$ git clone https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh.git
$ cd pipes.sh
$ sudo make install
The last command installs the shell script to /usr/local/bin/ and the man page to /usr/local/share/man/man6.
In the Arch User Repository, there’s two packages for the same program. One is called pipes.sh, the other is called bash-pipes. The latter package provides a symbolic link to pipes.sh called bash-pipes. We prefer this name to the project’s actual name, pipes.sh.
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Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
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